Bike path groper sought by police

OCEAN BEACH  San Diego police are looking for a man who twice rode by a jogger along the San Diego River bike path last week and groped her.

Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

Authorities said late in the morning of Aug. 15 a woman was jogging on the bike path between Sports Arena and Sunset Cliffs Boulevard when the assailant rode by on a black road bike, touching the woman’s buttocks as he passed. He then hid himself down the bike path and came up behind the woman and again touched her. The acts, authorities said, could lead to felony sexual battery charges. The man then road off westbound toward Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.

He is described as approximately 25 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and 160 pounds. He had a four-days growth of a beard, freckles over his entire face, and a gap between the front teeth.

Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call Detective Tom Jacques at (619) 692-4833 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent to sdcrimestoppers.com.